Jack Kennedy vs Karl PolingPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jack Kennedy and Karl Poling have met 3 times since 2025; Jack Kennedy leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at M15 Winston-Salem 1 in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Kennedy leads 3–0. Kennedy has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kennedy has taken 6 sets to Poling's 1. Their most recent meeting: Jack Kennedy won at M25 Winston-Salem 1 (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kennedy | Poling | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jack Kennedy | Karl Poling | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 49% | 19/39 | 56% | 19/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 9/18 | 35% | 11/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 51% | 29/57 | 40% | 26/65 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 14/32 | 42% | 10/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 74% | 14/19 | 61% | 22/36 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 69% | 18/26 | 43% | 12/28 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 32/36 | 84% | 26/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 53% | 19/36 | 61% | 19/31 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kennedy 2, Poling 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kennedy
⚔️ The Gladiator
Poling
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 54% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 288 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jack Kennedy.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jan 6, 2026
M25 Winston-Salem 1
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 10, 2025
M15 Lexington 1
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Sep 30, 2025
M15 Winston-Salem 1
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kennedy | Poling | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jack Kennedy | Karl Poling | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 71% | 12/17 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 35% | 6/17 |
| 5 or more | 60% | 3/5 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 10 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/17 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 15–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.05 | 2.52 |
| ROI % | -5.0% | +90.9% |
| Units P/L | -0.25u | +18.18u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | USA → JAM |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Kennedy and Poling posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Perot | L 75 36 26 | L 57 63 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anton Shepp
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Evan Zhu
M25 Dallas · 1st Round
Jul 7
Yosuke Watanuki
Cary Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Liam Broady
Cary Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Kaichi Uchida
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 29
Alex Marti Pujolras
M25 Mataro · Semifinals
May 23
Keaton Hance
M25 Mataro · Quarterfinals
May 22
David Naharro
M25 Mataro · 2nd Round
May 21
Thomas Fancutt
Kingston 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 25
Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes
M25 East Lansing · Final
Aug 16
Nikita Filin
M25 East Lansing · Semifinals
Aug 15
Axel Nefve
M25 East Lansing · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Thomas Fancutt
M25 East Lansing · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Jesse Flores
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Kenta Miyoshi
Granby challenger
Jul 13
Matt Kuhar
Granby challenger
Jul 12
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 57–65 matches
| Metric | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 52% |
| Sets won | 61% | 51% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
| ITF M15 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
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